Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-01-31
LORD oHURoHrLL,s BIG FLOP

LORD CHURCHILL,S BIG FLOP
Leaves Gladstone without a Pro-
| gramme-Hfs Followers to Go 1t
Blind on the Response to the
Queens Speech-The Young Lord
Now Left without q Following.
| LONDON, Jan. 30-Lord ChurchiIl's failure
to make sensational expose while explain
ing his retirement from the cabinet has be-
| wildered the Gladstonians and frustrated
their plan of action at the opening of Parlia-
| ment. Mr. Gladstone had counted upon the
revelation of all things horrible he was sup
| posed to have unearthed while investigating
the shady methods of the great spending de-
partments of the government and wandering
| amid the intricacies of the various circumlo-
cution offices. But if the late chancellor of
the exchequer really has any such knowledge
| he must be reserying it's utteranee for some
future time when it may be more useful to
| him than now, as it is agreed on all sides
that there was nothing startling in what he
said in his speech of explanation the other
day. The Tories are exultant over the fiat
failure of the threatened outbreak and Glad
stone has been obliged to hastily remodel his
parliamentary plan of campaign. He has
advised the Liberals that all opposition to
the address in reply to the speech from the
throne be left to the individual initiative of
members, and that it assume no party form.
This fact having become known adds still
more to the good spirits of the Conservatives
and the net result of the events during the
first week of Parliament has been to lift
away a large portion of the weight of appre-
hension which has been depressing the feel
ings of the Conservatives since the trouble
in Lord Salisbury's cabinet began to menace
the duration of the present government.
Recurring to Churchills statement it may
be added that the surprise and even amaze
ment over the collapse of the expected in
dictment has not yet subsidized. The absence
of any convincing reason for his resignation
is contemplated with establishment. The
Liberals, moreover, being exasperated
by his studied reserve, the young lord
certainly has fewer admirers and
less support, actual or potential, |
than at any time since he came into promi- |
hence. Unless he is preparing for some coup !
de theater in the near future he will find it
difficult to avoid that limbo of non -remem-
brance into which have fallen so many ambi- |
tious politicians who have ruined their career
by caprice when the hour called for practical
craftsmanship. The Gladstonians then are
as destitute of tactics for the nonce as was
Micawber and like him they are awaiting
something to turn up. The government
meantime rest securely behind the mist of
uncertainty as to what they mean to propose
and what the precise nature of their leading
measures will be. The Liberals for a sub
ject of hope are obliged to fall back
again upon the conferences between Cham
berlain and Morley and are awaiting the re-
sumption of those meetings on Thursday
with some eagerness. The negotiations have
thus far failed to result in any definite
agreement on the details of a home rule
scheme. and in fact the hope of such an
agreement has been pretty well abandoned.
What is aimed at now is a reunion of the
Unionists and Gladstone radicals do not
share the views of the moderates in regard
to the value of Mr.. Chamberlain's adhesion.
They see with clear instinct that he never
will assent to really national Irish parlia-
mept and they do not want him in their
ranks. They prefer an open foe to an insid-
ious friend. On the other hand
for coquetting with Gladstone from
personal motives and misleading
the genuinely Unionist constituencies. They
claim that this course can result in nothing
but weakening the Unionist cause. The nat |
ural effect of it all is that Mr.. Chamberlain's |
influence is fast waning both in Parliament
and before the country. The interest in the
weeks proceedings is focused upon the
course to be pursued by the Parnellites. In
their successive propositions to amend the
address in reply to the Queens speech they
will attack the government on every point of
Trn1 hay
to expect support from Mr.. Gladstone on the
amendments directed against coercion, but
have failed to obtain pledge that he will
approve any motion implying sanction of the
plan of campaign. 1t is not probable, how
ever, that he will make any explicit declaration
either for or against that famous method. Every
effort to draw an expression of opinion from
him on this point has been baffied by his |
persistent reticence. To remark by Major
Saunderson, the Orange leader, during de-
bate in the House of Commons Friday even
ing that the author of the plan of home rule
must favor the plan of plumber (meaning the
plan OF campaign Mr.. Gladstone was OBJ
served to respond by doubtful shake of the
head. The dilemma for Mr.. Gladstone is
that if he denounces the "plan" he will Of
fend the Parnellites and if he approves it he
will ALLEVIATE many of his adherents.
The projected Churchill group has been
abandoned since the feebleness of the ex-
chancellor's statement became apparent
None of his former associates in the
fourth party would consent to act in
the proposed role of semi independence.
Messrs. Louis j. Jennings, Fred Dixon
Harkand and Henry Hoyle-Howarth, young
Conservatives with independent tendencies,
would have Joined the movement, but the
subsistence of Churchill's activity has dissi-
pated the prospect of such a scheme being
successfully carried out.
The report of the Irish rent commission
uDOn which the government base their new
rent bill is about to be published. 1t will
recommend reduction of fxation of rentals.
The bill of 1881 proposed basis of fifteen
years purchase, but the Irish members pro-
tested that any average beyond five years
purchase would be unfair to the tenants.
The commission has adopted a limited
period involving special legislation
based upon the relative circumstances of par
ticular cases as to tenant rent, right values
and the general system of dual proprietor
ship. The Dublin executive has made the
anticipated bold stroke to obtain convictions
against Messrs. Dillon, O'Brien and Chilly
for abetting the plan of campaign conspiracy.
Fresh summonses have been served notify
ing the accused that their trials will occur
in the court of Dublin instead of the city.
This is because the prosecution expects to be
able to select through the county sheriff
jury drawn from the landlord Conservative
class of the community. The sheriff is an
ardent anti-Nationalist partisan.
KEPT FROM HER BELOVED SPIES
Miss Van Zandt Refused sight of Her
Condemned Lover.
CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-August Spies, the con-
demned anarchist chief, is ill in body and
mind. Sheriff Matson keeps him very close
and refuses to let anybody see him save the
lawyers and Miss Gretchen Spies. Every
possible subterfuge has been attempted by